Course

Bachelor of Community and Social Development

Approved Abbreviation: BCty&SocDevt

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 1689.4

AQF Level: 7

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2015 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

Commencement Year 2013 to 2014 - 1689.3 Bachelor of Community and Social Development

Commencement Year 2012 - 1689.2 Bachelor of Community and Social Development

Commencement Year 2011 - 1689.1 Bachelor of Community and Social Development

The Bachelor of Community and Social Development is designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who wish to contribute to building sustainable capacity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Graduates from the degree will be skilled to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities in a range of settings and capacities and to contribute to the leadership and sustainability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. In particular the degree provides three different strands of skills and knowledge: skills in working directly with families in providing welfare advocacy; skills and knowledge in community development; and skills and knowledge in community leadership and sustainability.

Study Mode
Three years full-time.

Accreditation
On successful completion of this course graduates will be eligible for registration with the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA).

Admission

1. HSC General English and/or Badanami alternative entry test for literacy; and

2. UAC application

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to Western Sydney University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Recommended sequence

Year 1

1H session

101763

Understanding Society (Block Mode)

101771

Introduction to Working with Individuals, Families and Communities (Block Mode)

102052

University Study and Communication Skills 1 (Block Mode)

102306

Contextualising Community Development Within Indigenous Australia

2H session

101764

The Individual in Society (Block Mode)

102053

University Study and Communication Skills 2 (Block Mode)

102307

Growing the Indigenous Economy

102308

Personal Identities in Professional Practice

Year 2

1H session

101765

Welfare Field Education 1 (Block Mode)

101766

Culture, Identity, Difference (Block Mode)

101774

Community Work and Community Development (Block Mode)

101776

Working with Individuals and Families (Block Mode)

2H session

101772

Human Rights, Human Services and the Law (Block Mode)

101773

Mental Health in the Community (Block Mode)

101775

Management and Community Organisations (Block Mode)

101767

Social Research Methods (Block Mode)

Year 3

1H session

101768

Child Abuse as a Social Issue (Block Mode)

101769

Welfare Field Education 2 (Block Mode)

101778

Families and Sustainable Communities (Block Mode)

102411

Understanding needs within Indigenous Australian Communities

Note: From 2016 unit 102411 - Understanding needs within Indigenous Australian Communities replaces 102309 - Understanding Indigenous Australian Community Service.

2H session

101777

Theory and Critique of Welfare Practice (Block Mode)

102310

Applied Indigenous Research Project

101769

Welfare Field Education 2 (Block Mode)

101779

Leadership, Alliances, Sustainability (Block Mode)